40% of Russian troops on Ukrainian border are in attack position, US says

More than 40% of the Russian troops on the border with Ukraine is in a position to attack and Moscow has launched a destabilization campaign, a US defense official said on Friday.

Washington, which estimates that Russia mobilized more than 150,000 soldiers near Ukrainehas seen significant movement since Wednesday, said the official, who asked not to be identified.

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“Between 40 and 50% are in attack position. They have developed tactical meetings in the last 48 hours,” the official told reporters.

The assembly points are close to the border where military units are concentrated to attack.

Moscow amassed 125 tactical formations at the gates of Ukraine against 60 in normal times. In February they reached 80.

The increase in clashes between pro-Russian separatists and forces of the government of Ukraine in donbasin the Ukrainian southeast, as well as fiery proclamations from officers in Russia Y donbas show that “the destabilization campaign began,” according to the official.

The United States has insisted for weeks that Russia is preparing a pretext to invade its pro-Western neighbor. Russia systematically denies this and demands guarantees that Ukraine will not be incorporated into NATO.

In 2014 Russia invaded and occupied the Crimea region in Ukraine with the support of like-minded separatists.

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Source: Elcomercio

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